traveling to paris alone!!

so basically I originally booked a suprise trip to Paris in March for me and my boyfriend but he has changed his mind and left me and the tickets are non-refundable so I will be going alone.

I was wondering if anyone else is planning to go Paris around this time and is it safe for me to go alone?

my hotel is in Saint-denis and on google map its not that close to central Paris but I don't mind this but was wondering how easy would it be for me to get around Paris? is it just like london transport but obviously in different language?

What are the things I must do bearing in mind I am alone and any places I should avoid?

-how would I meet people in france? I am there for 3 nights and really do not want to spend it in the hotel room without talking to another human!!! I can't speak French but I do know the basic.

-can anyone recommend any good travel books for me...this is the first time i have been anywhere alone and Im really having doubts about it but at the same i really want to go and get out of my confident zone and do somthing alone.


thanks to anyone who can help me out...soo nervous about this trip

I used to live in Paris - very safe, never came across any trouble myself. You realize you can always sell the other travel ticket to someone?

have you seen the movie Taken by any chance?

If I may say so, what a Schweinhund?

Just an insult in German: 'pig-dog'. Do you wan't to tell us why he doesn't want to go?

oh really? when i booked the ticket it asked for the person traveling name. how would they be able to change the name on the ticket? this is a eruostar ticket

Of course not, I don't just give out random abuse . It just sounded a bit bad for him to have 'changed his mid', do you know why he did?

I used to Eurostar many times and yes - it has your ticket on it. Just remembered. Silly that there isn't a way to exchange it, but then understandable since you are travelling from somewhere outside the Schengen Area to somewhere within.

so basically I originally booked a suprise trip to Paris in March for me and my boyfriend but he has changed his mind and left me and the tickets are non-refundable so I will be going alone.

I was wondering if anyone else is planning to go Paris around this time and is it safe for me to go alone?

my hotel is in Saint-denis and on google map its not that close to central Paris but I don't mind this but was wondering how easy would it be for me to get around Paris? is it just like london transport but obviously in different language?

What are the things I must do bearing in mind I am alone and any places I should avoid?

-how would I meet people in france? I am there for 3 nights and really do not want to spend it in the hotel room without talking to another human!!! I can't speak French but I do know the basic.

-can anyone recommend any good travel books for me...this is the first time i have been anywhere alone and Im really having doubts about it but at the same i really want to go and get out of my confident zone and do somthing alone.


thanks to anyone who can help me out...soo nervous about this trip

Saint-denis? Tbh you didn't choose the safest place...

yeah wish there was a way. But ill still go and enjoy myself

Oh well now that's clear, unless he was being jocular and hiding the real reason, I think he's a complete arse tbh

so basically I originally booked a suprise trip to Paris in March for me and my boyfriend but he has changed his mind and left me and the tickets are non-refundable so I will be going alone.

I was wondering if anyone else is planning to go Paris around this time and is it safe for me to go alone?

my hotel is in Saint-denis and on google map its not that close to central Paris but I don't mind this but was wondering how easy would it be for me to get around Paris? is it just like london transport but obviously in different language?

What are the things I must do bearing in mind I am alone and any places I should avoid?

-how would I meet people in france? I am there for 3 nights and really do not want to spend it in the hotel room without talking to another human!!! I can't speak French but I do know the basic.

-can anyone recommend any good travel books for me...this is the first time i have been anywhere alone and Im really having doubts about it but at the same i really want to go and get out of my confident zone and do somthing alone.


thanks to anyone who can help me out...soo nervous about this trip

I live in Paris and it's perfectly safe to be alone in! I'll see if I'm around what dates are you here for? You'll get by fine with basic french and I say that as somebody who originally spoke beginnerish french and got around fine for 5 months here.
I wouldn't have recommended Saint-Denis personally, as there's plenty of safe and cheap hotels in central Paris. The metro/RER (the RER is like the overground line in London, it basically extends the metro to serve outlying areas beyond central Paris) is the cheapest and simplest way to get around, the buses are good and you can use metro tickets on them but it can be complicated if you don't feel confident.

You can buy a 'carnet de billet' of 10 metro tickets and all the ticket machines have the option to change the language to English. It's all very straight forward once you get there but can be overwhelming if you use it during rush hour.
There's different types of trains used on the metro, some have automatic doors and others have doors where you physically have to flick the handle upwards. Also some trains are driverless and you can actually stand at the front of the carriage and look into the tunnel (it's like a Disney ride!). I can definitely advise you more but I am really tired now so I can do it tomorrow and tell you some good places off the beaten track. I really hope you do go on this trip because Paris is utterly incredible!! I wake up everyday and feel incredibly lucky to be living here!

yeah didnt realise that when I booked but ill definitely will be looking for a different hotel in a safer area

I hope you have a nice time, the last time I stayed in Paris I was too young to remember much but I went from the Gar d'something to the Gar d'nord going to Germany by train. If I were you I'd save yourself for a German guy though hehe